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Hall County Newcomers Information

Utilities Electricity

  • Georgia Power Company
    426 Spring St., Gainesville, Ga.
    Phone: (770) 535-1525
    Before You Dig: (800) 282-7411
    Business Call Center: (888) 655-5888
    Customer Service Center: (888) 660-5890
    Power Outage Reporting: (888) 891-0938
    Web site: www.GeorgiaPower.com
    Email: onGPC@southernco.com

     
  • Habersham EMC
    P.O. Box 25
    6257 Hwy. 115 West
    Clarkesville GA, 30523
    (706) 754-2114
    (800) 640-6812
    Fax: (706) 754-1460
    Fax: (800) 640-6813 Mail all bills to:
    P.O. Box 25, Clarkesville, GA 30523 Web site: www.habershamemc.com
    E-mail: forinfo@hemc.net

     
  • Cleveland Branch Office
    Colonial Shopping Center
    Hwy. 129 South
    Cleveland, GA 30528 706-865-HEMC (4362)
    800-640-6812
    Fax: 706-219-3856

     
  • Jackson Electric Membership Corp.
    1000 Dawsonville Road
    Gainesville, GA 30504
    Phone: (770) 536-2415 (Gainesville)
    Phone: (706) 367-5281 (Jefferson)
    Phone: (770) 963-6166 (Gwinnett)
    Phone: (706) 548-5362 (Neese)
    Web site: www.JacksonEMC.com
    Email: info@JacksonEMC.com

     
  • Sawnee Electric Membership
    543 Atlanta Rd.
    Cumming, Ga. 30028-0266
    Phone: (770) 887-2363
    Phone: (800) 635-9131
    Fax: (770) 887-2363
    Web site: www.Sawnee.com
    Email: customerservice@Sawnee.com

     

Natural Gas:

  • United Cities Gas
    1048 Washington Street
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (877) 842-8740
     
  • Atlanta Gas Light Company
    24 Hour Customer Service/Emergency Service
    800-427-5463
    4271 Mundy Mill Road
    Oakwood, GA
    Phone: (770) 532-1256
     
  • Peachtree National Gas
    P.O. Box 1625
    Lawrenceville, GA 30046
    Phone: (770) 963-6166

Water & Sewer

  • Gainesville Public Utilities Department
    300 Green Street
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (770) 535-6878

Solid Waste
For Gainesville city residents, twice weekly pick-up of household garbage and curbside service for general rubbish and/or recycling is provided at a low monthly fee. County residents outside of Gainesville should contact private contractors or carry trash to any of ten compactor sites located throughout the area. Recycling containers are provided at the compactor sites for your convenience.
 

  • Keep America Beautiful
    Curbside trash pick-up.
    Website: http://www.keephallbeautiful.org/pdfs/AwayWithWaste.pdf
     
  • Gainesville Solid Waste Division
    263 Alta Vista Road
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (770) 532-049
     
  • Hall County Landfill
    Candler Road
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (770) 531-6851
     
  • Recycling
    For more information on recycling, contact the Hall County Resource Recovery Department at
    Phone: (770) 535-8284

Telephone/Cable

  • BellSouth
    Residential: (770) 780-2355
    Business: (770) 780-2800
    Web site: www.Bellsouth.com

     
  • Charter Communications
    1102 Thompson Bridge Rd.
    Gainesville, Ga. 30501
    Phone: (770) 532-9961
    Internet Services: (770) 532-9961
    Web site: www.chartercom.com

     
  • Benchmark Cable Company
    52 South Broad Street, Winder
    Phone: (770) 307-4991


Emergency

  • Ambulance, Police, & Fire
    911
     
  • Poison Control
    Phone: (800) 282-5846
     
  • Georgia State Patrol
    Phone: (770) 532-5051
     
  • Hall County Emergency Management Agency
    Phone: (770) 536-3132

Hospitals & Medical Centers

  • Georgia Medical Center
    743 Spring Street NE
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (770) 535-3553
     
  • Hall County Health Department
    Phone: (770) 531-5600

Registrations:

Driver's License
A Georgia driver's license should be secured within 30 days of establishing residency in the state. A written exam and vision test are required for persons having a valid out-of-state license. A $15 fee is charged and must be paid in cash or money order.

  • Georgia Driver's License Facility
    1010 Aviation Boulevard
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (770) 532-5051
     

Automobile Registration
Newcomers moving from a county within Georgia need to file an address correction. Out-of-state newcomers have 30 days after establishing residency to purchase a new tag.

  • Hall County Tax Commissioner's Office
    City / County Administration Building
    300 Green Street
    Gainesville, GA 30501
    Phone: (770) 531-6950

Pet Registration
Dogs, cats, and other domestic animals must be inoculated for rabies annually and wear proof of vaccination at all times.

  • Humane Society of Hall County
    845 Ridge Road
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (770) 532-6617

School Registration
Children entering Georgia Public Schools for the first time must present proof of immunization against measles, mumps, rubella, polio, whooping cough, diptheria, and tetanus, as well as proof of eye, ear, and dental exams. Students who were previously enrolled should present their last report card and/or transcript.

  • Hall County School System
    711 Green Street
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (770) 534-1080
     
  • Gainesville City Schools
    508 Oak Street, Suite 2
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (770) 536-5275

Library

  • Hall County Library - Main Office
    127 Main Street
    Gainesville, GA
    Phone: (770) 532-3311

Voter Registration

  • Hall County Registrar's Office
    275 Dawsonville Highway
    Gainesville, GA 30504
    Phone: (770) 531-6945

Law Enforcement:

  • Hall County Sheriff's Office
    Phone: (770) 531-6885

     
  • Gainesville Police
    Phone: (770) 534-5251

     
  • Oakwood Police
    Phone: (770) 534-2364

     
  • Flowery Branch Police
    Phone: (770) 967-6371

Fire:
 

  • Gainesville Fire Department
    Phone: (770) 534-3612

     
  • Hall County Fire Department
    Phone: (770) 531-6838
     

Communication:

Cable Television

  • Charter Communications
    1102 Thompson Bridge Road NE
    Phone: (770) 532-9961

     
  • Benchmark Cable Company
    52 South Broad Street, Winder
    Phone: (770) 307-4991

Newspapers

  • Lakeside News - Monthly
    www.lakesidenews.com
     
  • AccessNorthGa.com (Internet)
    1062 Thompson Bridge Rd. NE
    Gainesville, GA 30501
    Phone: (770) 536-8020
    Fax: (770) 536-8082
    Web site: http://www.accessnorthga.com
    Email: info@accessnorthga.com
     
  • The Times (Daily)
    Phone: (770) 532-1234
     
  • USA Today (Daily)
    Phone: (770) 532-1234
     
  • Mexico Lindo (Weekly)
    Phone: (770) 535-0455
     
  • Atlanta Constitution / Atlanta Journal (Daily)
    Phone: (770) 522-4141

Local Television Channels:

  • WNEG-TV / News Channel 32
    Phone: (706) 886-0032
     
  • TV18 / The Government Channel
    Phone: (770) 538-4775

Local Radio Stations:

  • MAJIC 1029 FM- Best Oldies of the 60's & 70's
    Phone: (770) 532-9921
    Phone: (800) 273-0103
    Cingular Wireless: *1029 (free call)
    Web site: http://www.majic1029.com
     
  • WDUN News/Talk 550 AM
    Phone: (770) 532-9921
    Phone: (800) 552-WDUN
    Cingular Wireless: *55 (free call)
    Web site: http://www.wdun.com
    Email: radiocenter@wdun.com
     
  • Sports Radio 1240 The Ticket AM
    Phone: (770) 532-9921
    Phone: (800)
    Cingular Wireless: *1240 (free call)
    Web site: http://www.1240theticket.com
    Email: The Gene and Tony Show
    Email: The Afternoon Roundtable
    with Judd Hickinbotham
    and Jeff Hart
     
  • WKZD-AM 1330
    Phone: (770) 297-7485
     
  • WLBA-AM 1130
    Phone: (770) 532-6331
     
  • FM 106.1
    Phone: (770) 534-8106

     
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